225
225
Jul 20, 2011
07/11
by
KNTV
tv
eye 225
favorite 0
quote 0
there could be more tough questions ahead for rupert and james murdoch. the british prime minister, david cameron, has called for a judiciary inquiry and they could be summoned for that and there are some u.s. lawmakers that want their own hearing so they can question the media mogul himself on capitol hill. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >> in washington now, lawmakers appear to be making some bipartisan progress in the ongoing divide over what to do about the nation's debt libt. for the latest on that we go to nbc's tracie potts. she's in washington d.c. for us. >> reporter: just a glimmer of so-called gang of six, three democrats and republicans who have been working together on a compromise. they have come up with democrats and republicans suggesting $4 trillion in cuts, lower taxes and $1 trillion in revenue. what does the public think? a new nbc poll finds 58% favor the president's approach of spending cuts and more taxes. lynn? >> thank you. now for a look at other stories making news early today in america. a car jacking led to an explosion of
there could be more tough questions ahead for rupert and james murdoch. the british prime minister, david cameron, has called for a judiciary inquiry and they could be summoned for that and there are some u.s. lawmakers that want their own hearing so they can question the media mogul himself on capitol hill. stephanie gosk, nbc news, london. >> in washington now, lawmakers appear to be making some bipartisan progress in the ongoing divide over what to do about the nation's debt libt. for...
461
461
Jul 20, 2011
07/11
by
KNTV
tv
eye 461
favorite 0
quote 0
, the wife of rupert murdoch. she was the first person to leap to her husband's defense when a protester tried to hit him in the face with a pie as he was testifying in front of parliament about that phone-hacking scandal. who is she, and what do her actions say about her? we'll get into that. >>> and i may be holding a delectable dessert, but we'll be talking about restaurant chains that sell meals and desserts like this that can give you an entire day's worth of calorie and fat in one sitting. >> i know. and it looks really enticing. >> you shouldn't drink it, but on a day like today, you put it on your forehead. it's nice. >>> on that point, let's go directly to al for a check of today's weather. hey, al. >> in fact, on the map, you get an idea, when you say 32 states, we're talking about 100 million people. almost two-thirds of the population of the united states under either a heat watch, a heat warning or a heat advisory. and here's why. we've got this big area, upper-level ridge of high pressure. but here's
, the wife of rupert murdoch. she was the first person to leap to her husband's defense when a protester tried to hit him in the face with a pie as he was testifying in front of parliament about that phone-hacking scandal. who is she, and what do her actions say about her? we'll get into that. >>> and i may be holding a delectable dessert, but we'll be talking about restaurant chains that sell meals and desserts like this that can give you an entire day's worth of calorie and fat in...
568
568
Jul 19, 2011
07/11
by
KNTV
tv
eye 568
favorite 0
quote 1
under pressure as the board calls for rupert murdoch to step aside. a lot depends on rupert's performance in front of parliament. borders is closing its doors, 400 stores will close, we're watching gold soar $50 an ounce. >> melissa francis at the new york stock exchange, thank you. nasa's final "atlantis" departed from the international space station, due back thursday. of a spacecraft snapped pictures of vesta, the brightest rock and sent them home from 117 million miles away. almost looks like the moon there. absolutely spectacular. 7:19 now. let's turn it back over to matt, ann and al. >> that is a pretty picture, natalie. >> almost looks like it has acne. >> a space rock with acne. meanwhile, a haboob? >> a dust storm. it originates in the middle east, that phrase. but, yes, kind of a mini haboob. >> good segue. here we go. >> let's take a look and see what's happening outside. and we've got that heatwave. it will not go away. 62 million americans affected by this record-breaking heat. from texas all the way to the dakotas. look at these temperat
under pressure as the board calls for rupert murdoch to step aside. a lot depends on rupert's performance in front of parliament. borders is closing its doors, 400 stores will close, we're watching gold soar $50 an ounce. >> melissa francis at the new york stock exchange, thank you. nasa's final "atlantis" departed from the international space station, due back thursday. of a spacecraft snapped pictures of vesta, the brightest rock and sent them home from 117 million miles away....
584
584
Jul 18, 2011
07/11
by
KNTV
tv
eye 584
favorite 0
quote 0
but both james and rupert and his father, rupert murdoch, are right there for the first time, facing -- facing questions. facing -- there's no -- rupert always goes to his own media to answer questions. this time, it's -- he's -- >> you've spoken to him in detail. is he a man who likes to be challenged? how will he do in front of a parliament committee? >> well, i think that's the big worry in his family, and in the company because he is not good at this. he's not good at people challenging him. he's not good at -- he's actually a rather shy man, a rather inarticulate man. so i think suddenly face-to-face with people asking him questions, nobody knows what can happen. >> we have been following this story now for weeks. you've been following it for years. looking back, how did this happen to a company this large, and with this kind of influence? is. >> you know, i will tell you how it happened. it happened because this is what they do. this is what they've always done. this is central to the company's identity. they publish tabloid newspapers, and they stand right on the edge of the l
but both james and rupert and his father, rupert murdoch, are right there for the first time, facing -- facing questions. facing -- there's no -- rupert always goes to his own media to answer questions. this time, it's -- he's -- >> you've spoken to him in detail. is he a man who likes to be challenged? how will he do in front of a parliament committee? >> well, i think that's the big worry in his family, and in the company because he is not good at this. he's not good at people...
411
411
Jul 21, 2011
07/11
by
KNTV
tv
eye 411
favorite 0
quote 0
s rupert murdoch is back in the headlines as the phone scandal widens. martin fletcher has the latest now from london. martin? >> reporter: hi, natalie, good morning. after the high drama of the past week here, today british police, mediaia, government are all licking their wounds, asking who knew what and when while rupert murdoch is assessing damage to his empire. murdoch looked happy to be home after the grilling by british parliament members. >> welcome home. >> nice left, wendi. nice left. >> the slap heard across the world. as of britain's parliament, the result to get to the bottom. phone hacking scandal, they have a summer recess until september 5, but it isn't over for rupert murdoch by a long shot. >> the long-term effect on news corp. are difficult to see. mistakes were clearly made. it's cost him a lot of money. >> reporter: and it may cost more. calpers, the biggest pension fund in the u.s. called for a reform of news corp., for their support, too, from a bigger outside investor, prince al walal who says the company remains a valuable and lo
s rupert murdoch is back in the headlines as the phone scandal widens. martin fletcher has the latest now from london. martin? >> reporter: hi, natalie, good morning. after the high drama of the past week here, today british police, mediaia, government are all licking their wounds, asking who knew what and when while rupert murdoch is assessing damage to his empire. murdoch looked happy to be home after the grilling by british parliament members. >> welcome home. >> nice left,...
765
765
Jul 14, 2011
07/11
by
KNTV
tv
eye 765
favorite 0
quote 0
but how much of a problem is it for rupert murdoch? >> it's a massive problem. remember the "sun" and "news of the world" are the only ones that made him money. the thing he desperately wanted with a b sky b broadcasting and now he's had to withdraw because he knows the politicians were not going to -- >> not only the politicians wouldn't support it but do you think that deal is now dead because the people in murdoch's organization understand that there's probably more damaging evidence about to come out? >> when they did the inquiry in 2007, they said there was one road reporter and eight people had been hacked. yesterday i spoke to a senior officer at the metropolitan police who said 4,800 people's phones had been hacked and they haven't even started to get to bottom of the things that have been done. >> this has pulled back a curtain, if you will, and exposed a very dark side of tab lloyd journalist. you can almost hear this story being pulled across the atlantic yesterday with the senators writing letters to eric holder and congressmen waiting to mr. muler a
but how much of a problem is it for rupert murdoch? >> it's a massive problem. remember the "sun" and "news of the world" are the only ones that made him money. the thing he desperately wanted with a b sky b broadcasting and now he's had to withdraw because he knows the politicians were not going to -- >> not only the politicians wouldn't support it but do you think that deal is now dead because the people in murdoch's organization understand that there's...
828
828
Jul 11, 2011
07/11
by
KNTV
tv
eye 828
favorite 0
quote 0
murdoch's son james and if he is vulnerable rupert murdoch is himself. >> reporter: he is widely seen as his father's heir apparent. >> james murdoch and rebecca brooks cannot deny responsibility. >> reporter: brook clings to her job as hundreds of "news of the world" employees lost theirs. fired suddenly with just three months' pay and a promise that newscorp. will do its best to find new positions. one recording brook taking tough questions from an openly hostile staff. >> you're calling our newspaper toxic. do you think we'd want to work for you again? >> reporter: the final edition had a simple head lip "thank you and good-bye." insi inside, editorial read, quite simply, we lost our way. the tabloid is finished but the scandal continues to spiral out of control, reaching the highest echelons of british power. prime minister david cameron is being publicly criticized for hiring another former editor of "news of the world" for his spokesman. he was arrested last week for his alleged involvement in the phone hacking and payments to police officers for news tips. the british media are
murdoch's son james and if he is vulnerable rupert murdoch is himself. >> reporter: he is widely seen as his father's heir apparent. >> james murdoch and rebecca brooks cannot deny responsibility. >> reporter: brook clings to her job as hundreds of "news of the world" employees lost theirs. fired suddenly with just three months' pay and a promise that newscorp. will do its best to find new positions. one recording brook taking tough questions from an openly hostile...
141
141
Jul 16, 2011
07/11
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 141
favorite 0
quote 0
i have known walter ever since the '70s when he was working for rupert murdoch. i left cambridge and was in london at dreaming up one day becoming a blogger in america. [applause] contrary to walter's new book -- it says that right now walther is the only man in washington who is making [unintelligible] [applause] i also loved his biography on henry kissinger, partly because he was the first man to reassure me when i moved to new york that having an accent was not a problem. [laughter] he said to me you can never underestimate the complete advantages of utter in copper and stability. -- and copper instability. -- incomprehensibility. i was in london when the phone hacking scandal started. it is amazing to see two things. first of all, how old fashioned an incredibly irrelevant the debate between old media and new media is. 168 years on paper. an incredible institution in the british press that was acting in ways that would have been utterly disgusting coming from anywhere in the immediate universe. it is new media that played a huge part in bringing the news of t
i have known walter ever since the '70s when he was working for rupert murdoch. i left cambridge and was in london at dreaming up one day becoming a blogger in america. [applause] contrary to walter's new book -- it says that right now walther is the only man in washington who is making [unintelligible] [applause] i also loved his biography on henry kissinger, partly because he was the first man to reassure me when i moved to new york that having an accent was not a problem. [laughter] he said...
125
125
Jul 12, 2011
07/11
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 125
favorite 0
quote 0
murdoch's news corp. the company's "news of the world" newspaper shut down last weekend over the controversy. the home affairs committee will question senior police officials about investigations that some royal police officers took bribes for providing information that was used by reporters. live coverage from london begins at 6:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> now available, c-span's congressional directory. a complete guide to the first session of the 112th congress. inside, new and returning house and senate members with contact information, including 2013 arsdz, district maps and committee assignments. information on the white house. supreme court justices and governors. order online at c-span.org/shop. >> next, new york times foreign affairs columnist thomas friedman on the challenges facing the united states. he spoke at thes a espn institute's ideas festival at the end of june. this is an hour and 10 minutes. [laughter] i will say a couple of nice words about tom. unnecessary though they may be. ev
murdoch's news corp. the company's "news of the world" newspaper shut down last weekend over the controversy. the home affairs committee will question senior police officials about investigations that some royal police officers took bribes for providing information that was used by reporters. live coverage from london begins at 6:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> now available, c-span's congressional directory. a complete guide to the first session of the 112th congress. inside,...
353
353
Jul 7, 2011
07/11
by
KNTV
tv
eye 353
favorite 0
quote 0
rupert murdoch is calling the allegations deplorabldeplorable unacceptable, and it will again cooperate with the police. the reporter who served time released a statement saying there was relentless pressure, a aa constant demand for results. for an outraged british public, there is simply no excuse. >> interestingly enough, in america, we don't have this kind of journalism yet. hopefully the american taste level is still such that it agrees this is just a bridge too far. it's that check and balance on everything else, then the very fabric of our democracy could be put at risk. >> several big advertisers are pulling out of the newspaper. along come more allegations that the paper may have paid police for information. ann? >> pretty shocking allegations. michelle, thank you so much. >>> coming up next, will and catherine wrapping up their canadian tour as they prepare to head to california. l er ts. every day you live with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis could be another day you're living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you by asking your rheum
rupert murdoch is calling the allegations deplorabldeplorable unacceptable, and it will again cooperate with the police. the reporter who served time released a statement saying there was relentless pressure, a aa constant demand for results. for an outraged british public, there is simply no excuse. >> interestingly enough, in america, we don't have this kind of journalism yet. hopefully the american taste level is still such that it agrees this is just a bridge too far. it's that check...